Hugh L. Bledsoe

Black Person Information

First Name:

Hugh L.

Last Name:

Bledsoe

Family Code:

21698

Color:

Black

Gender:

Male

County:

Clark

State Born in:

Birth Year:

1846

Occupation:

Laborer

Height:

Skin Color:

Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:

Free

First Owner Code:

W0000

First Owner State:

First Owner County:

Clark

First Owner Year Transferred:

1864

Second Owner Name:

Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Second Owner Code:

Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:

5th Cavalry USCT Company L

Enlisted Year:

1864

Additional Information

Notes:

Listed as a slave but no owner or claim was found. Draftee - Substitute for David L. Sutherland of Clark County KY. Detached as a musician with the Regimental Band.